Game Ready
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Acts as an analgesic, blood vessel constriction to prevent additional swelling in the joint
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Acute injuries Pain Inflammation
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Circulation disorders Impaired sensation
Do not apply before activity
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Fill Game Ready machine with an ice water mixture.
If possible, cover treatment joint with plastic.
Apply the compression sleeve to the joint.
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15 minutes
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Ice Cups
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Pushes fluids out of the injury, acts as an analgesic, constricts blood vessels.
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Pain Inflammation Edema in small muscular areas.
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Circulation disorders Impaired sensation
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Apply ice cup over the affected area with moderate pressure in small overlapping circles pushing any fluids towards the heart.
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5-7 minutes
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Ice Packs
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Acts as an analgesic, constricts blood vessels to prevent additional swelling from accumulating
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Pain Inflammation
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Circulation disorders Impaired sensation
Avoid excessive exposure
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Fill plastic bag with ice
Flatten the bag and suck the air out to allow the ice to conform to the body, tie bag closed.
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20 minutes of every hour for the first 72 hours
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Moist Ice Pack (Bob Dog)
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The moisture allows the cold to penetrate deeper and acts as an analgesic
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Pain Inflammation
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Impaired sensation Circulation disorders
Avoid excess exposure
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Dampen a towel with water, place a thin line of ice, and wrap it like a burrito. Place additional towel under limb to catch dripping.
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15 minutes
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Electric Stimulation
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Acts as an analgesic by over stimulating the nerves in the area of application
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Pain
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Impaired sensation Pacemakers
Bony areas
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Apply electrodes around the center of the pain, connect the leads in an “X” pattern, red leads across from each other and black leads across from each other.
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15 minutes
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Light Therapy (Red & Infrared)
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Uses light to promote healing on a cellular level by increasing the ATP production in the mitochondria.
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Acute and chronic injuries to soft tissue, including the dermal layers of the skin.
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Albinism
Light will not benefit fractures as it cannot penetrate the bone
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Apply the light therapy wand or paddles to the affected and surrounding areas.
Cover paddles with a towel to prevent exposure to the naked eye.
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30 seconds per application for the wand. A preset time for the paddles, about 9 minutes
30 seconds.
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Light Therapy (Blue)
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Acts as a bactericidal, viricidal, and fungicidal to disinfect open wounds.
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Acute lacerations Abrasions Punctures
Skin infections.
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Medications that cause sensitivity to light
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Apply directly over affected area Cover open wounds with plastic wrap. Eye protection MUST be worn in addition to covering the pads with a towel. Follow with red light.
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10 minutes every other day.
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